If I had lived during Andy Warhol's lifetime, I would have been one of his muses

Saturday, 3 August 2013

Big Ben and the Five Guys

I was really impressed when I started my city tour at Trafalgar Square. It is a really nice square with a intercultural flair. Unfortunately lots of German and their typical behavior, too. Walking down to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, I saw some fast food chains which I know from New York City: Pret a Manger, Five Guys, Chipotles...so it was ensured, that I won't be starving. The city was full of bikes and people because of a free cycling event. It was a bit annoying, as the event attracted even more visitors than there are anyway. And I really must get used to the left-hand traffic. People who know me surely know what almost happened not only once today...But arriving at Big Ben, I was rewarded with the possibility to take some nice pictures with the cloudy sky. Afterwards I went on along the Thames and saw some nice attractions like a little park and of course, the London Eye, which I am planning to visit with my boyfriend. I went back to Trafalgar Square, heading up to Oxford Street, the big shopping street. You really, really have to walk a lot in London, so I bought some "Being suitable to walk 10 miles a day" shoes. They are nothing special but I wondered why I haven't bought them before as they really look stylish. I walked further up the Oxford Street, but it was full of tourists. However, I went to Primark, Topshop, Urban Outfitters, The Office and many more. Miss Selfridge is a place to be with a friend, so I didn't by anything at it is boring to buy alone but I was really impressed of the stylish DJane. Arriving at Oxford Circus I went further up to Piccadilly Circus. But I have to say, that this isn't a nice place at all. It smells like pigeon shit and the monument was much more smaller than excepted. So I went back to Trafalgar Square again and stayed there sitting at the fountain and watching people. I flicked through my guide as it wasn't quite early that day and decided to drive to Covent Garden which supposed to be a really nice place to go shopping and get some impressions offside from all the tourist attractions. I really liked the location very much and will definitely go there again. Especially the Ray Ban Shop and some British shops were a good opportunity to see, what I can't afford....but maybe I will reward myself for some really hard exams...